Two California-based design firms are being considered as plans to construct a skatepark on Ann Arbor's west side move closer to becoming a reality. Representatives from the City of Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation Services, Friends of Ann Arbor Skatepark and Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation as well as a ...
The Ann Arbor Skatepark Action Committee has secured a pledge from Washtenaw County for matching funds for a skatepark it is working to build at Veteran's Memorial Park in Ann Arbor. I thought I'd give some some background to this effort by finding contemporary accounts of skateboarding in the area, ...
Here at the getDowntown Program we spend a lot of time talking about the traditional commuting options like walking, biking, busing and carpooling. But what about people who get to work a little more unconventionally? When I recently stopped by Vault of Midnight I was surprised to learn that many ...
As a U.S. House committee reviews the severity of head injuries among football players in the National Football League, it asked league Commissioner Roger Goodell to help supply additional medical information with the committee, the Washington Post reported today. The panel is looking into the rate and severity of brain ...
A man who authorities say was driving under the influence this morning crashed after he drove past Washtenaw County sheriff's deputies in Ypsilanti Township. The 21-year-old Pittsfield Township man was not injured.
CHICAGO - The Michigan women's basketball team was picked last by both the media and coaches in the annual preseason poll in Chicago. Ohio State was picked to win the league by both the coaches and media, followed by Michigan State.